The Majlis will finally review the Clean Air Bill in August, after it was backlogged for more than a year in the previous parliament (2012-16).
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Great white sharks in South Africa could be near extinction, according to a new study.
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Researchers have confirmed once again that if the Amazon rainforest is one of the planet’s “green lungs”, it may be running short of breath.
Repeated drought and tree loss mean that there…
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Residents of Khuzestan Province, especially in its central city Ahvaz, were forced to remain indoors on Friday, as the mercury sizzled its way to 60 degrees Celsius.
Located in southwestern…
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New Google-powered software will help the world tackle problems related to climate change, deforestation and food production, a United Nations agency said on Friday, as it presented its revamped…
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Following the launch of 11 environment schools across the country, the Department of Environment is now set to establish nine more by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2017).
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The first half of 2016 has blown away temperature records, capped off by a record hot June, once again bumping up the odds that 2016 will be the hottest year on record globally, according to data…
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Firefighters are being trained on how to rescue animals in special training courses, which started on July 16 at Pardisan Wildlife Clinic in Tehran. Organized by the Education Office at the…
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A top Semnan Province official said they have addressed the environmental issues raised by the critics of the plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea in the north to the drought-stricken north…
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Iran Meteorological Organization is capable of forecasting natural disasters such as wildfires, floods and typhoons, a senior official at the organization said.
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One of the longstanding debates in the scientific community is whether or not limited space in zoos is actually harming the animals, particularly elephants.
These gentle, highly intelligent…
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The government has submitted three environmental bills to the Majlis for review and approval.
Chief among the bills is the Clean Air Act, which had been backlogged in the previous Majlis (…
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Recent estimations suggest that the damage to Pasargadae Forests in Fars Province caused by wildfires in early June amounts to 11.8 billion rials ($337,000).
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Lawmakers from Mazandaran Province oppose the highly contentious issue of transferring water from Caspian Sea to Semnan Province, which will inevitably pass through Mazandaran.
The scheme…
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Diesel vehicles older than 10 years will be banned in Delhi immediately, the National Green Tribunal announced, refusing to back down on its order last year. The green court has asked the…
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Efforts to revive Urmia Lake in northwestern Iran have entered a new phase, suggesting that the imperiled lake is on a slow but sure path to recovery.
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New York State in the US has issued a drought watch after the onset of a hot summer on the back of rain-starved spring. The last drought watch in the state was issued in 2002.
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A fire that broke in the plains of Dehbar-Aftab Village in Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad Province on Friday was extinguished by the firefighters of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (…
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New United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change has been heavily criticized by experts and former officials, with some going as far as…
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The European Commission will propose limits for the first time on carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and will also set new fuel efficiency standards for cars and vans from 2020.
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Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Department of Environment, hoped legislators would not challenge the bill in support of park rangers and called on lawmakers to fast-track its approval.
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Officials released 20 million cubic meters of water to the imperiled Hamoun Wetlands on Friday following an order by the Department of Environment to reduce the intensity of dust and sandstorms in…
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A three-year plan aimed at eliminating plastic bags will soon be submitted to the government to curb the annual consumption of 10,000 tons of plastic bags in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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The Environmental Group in the Majlis (parliament) has criticized the Department of Environment for not consulting it while framing a bill to enhance the legal rights of park rangers.
The…
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Tehran’s ceaseless struggle with air pollution is exacerbated by the aging fleet of aircraft that frequent Mehrabad Airport in western Tehran, according to a member of Majlis Social Commission.
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